Case Report of a Young Adult with Fatal COVID-19 and Abundant SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein and Lipofuscin Accumulation in Tissues

Heliyon. 2023 Dec 10;10(1):e23485. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23485. eCollection 2024 Jan 15.

Abstract

This is a case report of a young adult who died of COVID-19 twelve days after admission, with coronavirus nucleocapsid protein and lipofuscin found in the heart and kidney tissues, providing further evidence of the role of SARS-CoV-2 in cellular senescence.

Keywords: COVID-19; Case report; Muscle; Nucleocapsid protein; lipofuscin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports